Acts 27:4 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:3-8

Acts 27:3-8. And the next day we touched at Sidon A celebrated city on the Phenician coast, not far from Tyre. Here Julius, to whose care the prisoners had been delivered, being a man of singular humanity, allowed Paul to go ashore and refresh himself with the brethren of that city; a favour which must have been peculiarly acceptable to one that had been so long in prison. After that, loosing from Sidon, they sailed under Cyprus Leaving it on the left hand; to Myra, a city of Lycia; and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

From Caesarea to Rome (27:1-28:15)Festus arranged for a centurion and a unit of Roman soldiers to take Paul, along with a number of other prisoners, to Rome. Two Christians also went with Paul, his loyal friend Luke and a church leader from Thessalonica named Aristarchus (27:1-2; cf. 19:29; 20:4). They began the journey on a ship that took them as far as Myra in Asia Minor. There they changed to one of the huge grain ships that sailed between Alexandria and Italy. After several days they came... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:4

sailed under: i.e. under the lee (of Cyprus). Greek. hopopleo. Only here and Acts 27:7 . because . Greek. dia. App-104 .Acts 27:2 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:4

And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.The winds were contrary ... The route to Rome lay in a westerly direction, but the winds coming from almost exactly the direction they wished to go forced them to sail northward. It was late August or early September, approaching the time when navigation of the Mediterranean would no longer... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:4

4. when we had launched—"set sail." from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary—The wind blowing from the westward, probably with a touch of the north, which was adverse, they sailed under the lee of Cyprus, keeping it on their left, and steering between it and the mainland of Phoelignicia. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-8

The voyage from Caesarea to Crete 27:1-8 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-15

4. Ministry on the way to Rome 27:1-28:15For a number of reasons Luke seems to have described this stage of the gospel expansion in detail. He evidently wanted to demonstrate God’s protection of Paul, to illustrate the increasingly Gentile nature of gospel expansion, and to document the sovereign Lord’s building of His church."Ever since the purpose of going to Rome had been planted in Paul’s mind by the Holy Spirit, his plans had been formulated with that goal in view (Acts 19:21). No warnings... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:4-5

Prevailing winds in the Mediterranean during spring and fall usually blow from west to east and often from the northwest. Consequently this ship sailed north up the east side of the island of Cyprus (cf. Acts 21:3). Proceeding north it came to the coast of Cilicia and turned west passing Pamphylia and landing at Myra in Lysia, the southernmost region in the province of Asia. This was a 14-day journey by ship that spanned about 500 miles. [Note: Eckhard J. Schnabel, Early Christian Mission,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:1-44

The Voyage and ShipwreckActs 27:1 to Acts 28:16. The Journey to Rome.This narrative is the most detailed account of an ancient voyage which we possess, and is our principal source of knowledge of the art of navigation as practised by the ancients. St. Luke describes the voyage at length, because it exhibits his hero in a very favourable light. The details of the voyage are clearly authentic (see Intro.).1. Julius] a person otherwise unknown. The narrative reveals him as courteous and humane,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 27:4

(4) We sailed under Cyprus . . .—Had the wind been favourable, the ship would naturally have taken the direct course from Sidon to Mysia, leaving Cyprus on the right, as in his previous voyage St. Paul had sailed from Patara to Tyre (Acts 21:1). As it was, the wind probably being from the north-west, they made for the channel between Cyprus and Cilicia, and, sailing close under the lee of the long, projecting east coast of the island from Salamis to the promontory of Dinaretium (Capo Andrea),... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:3-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:4-5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:1-44

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 27:4

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